California State University, San Bernardino

An examination of the use of the UNESCO biosphere reserve designation as a framework for sustainable management and promotion

Purpose The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Biosphere Reserve designation has emerged as an influential seal of approval and signal of sustainable management for natural sites. This study examines the extent to which the designation – for...

Who Verifies the Verifiers? AI, Local Knowledge Production, and Credibility in Tanzania’s 2025 Election

This study examines how Factchecking AI tools and community-based credibility practices interacted during Tanzania’s 2025 presidential election. Using data from five regions, we analyzed 342 media materials, 87 interviews, field observations, and 22 distinct contested election ev...

No constituency for universal basic income? Evidence from seven Latin American countries

Abstract Despite the expansion of non-contributory cash transfer programmes in Latin America – especially during the COVID-19 pandemic – public support for a universal basic income (UBI) remains remarkably low. Using original survey data from seven countries, we find that fewer t...

Exposure to airborne fine particulate matter disrupts human embryonic stem cell osteogenic differentiation

Developmental bone toxicity encompasses impairments in skeletal growth and remodeling during embryonic and fetal development that can result in long-term skeletal abnormalities. Airborne fine particulate matter (FPM; ≤ 2.5 μm) is a size-defined fraction of particulate air polluti...

Self-praising, praise-seeking, and other-praising: motivations and strategies of the Kuakua genre

Abstract In this study, we investigate the Kuakua (夸夸 ‘praise’) genre, an innovative internet linguistic phenomenon found on Chinese social media, using data collected from various social media platforms. We demonstrate that, different from similar speech acts of compliment/pra...

Whom and when to deport and punish: Experimental evidence on Americans’ attitudes toward immigrants in the criminal legal system

Across many immigrant destination countries, recent immigration law enforcement has expanded in scope and salience, intensifying public debate over deportation, criminal punishment, and the treatment of immigrants in the criminal legal system. Drawing on focal concerns theory, th...

Uneven Progress: Marital Status and The Motherhood Penalty in The United States, 1978–2023

Parenthood accounts for most of the current gender earnings gap in the United States. While many factors explain mothers’ lower earnings compared to fathers’, employment outcomes play a key role: after childbirth, mothers are more likely to stay at home for an extended period, an...

Association of breakfast frequency with blood pressure, waist circumference, physical activity, and sedentary behavior among Brazilian adolescents

To analyze the association of breakfast frequency with cardiovascular risk factors (blood pressure and waist circumference) and physical activity and sedentary behavior in adolescents. The sample consisted of 941 Brazilian adolescents (520 girls), aged 10–17 years. Anthropometric...